Today we’d like to introduce you to Lydia Quinones.
Lydia, we’d love to hear your story and how you got to where you are today both personally and as an artist.
My fascination of bunnies originated from stories of my great grandfather’s faithful jackrabbit, named Bunny. Bunny had the temperament of loyal dog, and surprisingly, outlived my great grandfather. Lupus complications have prevented me from adopting a long-eared friend of my own, so I resort to building rabbits with clay.
We’d love to hear more about your art. What do you do you do and why and what do you hope others will take away from your work?
All of my works reflect stories of personal experience or family stories, passed down by my mother. When I paint persimmons, they are in reference to Japanese prints which hung in my grandmother’s home, when I was a child. Persimmons are symbolic of wisdom and perseverance. When I was living in Inner Mongolia, which had a bitter climate, I was told, ‘the harshest conditions grew the sweetest fruits’. This idea can be applied to our personal experiences and life struggles, as we persevere towards sweeter outcomes.
Have things improved for artists? What should cities do to empower artists?
I love that we, as artists, have the accessibility of social media, enabling us to self-promote and forcing us to take advantage of grants for funding.
Do you have any events or exhibitions coming up? Where would one go to see more of your work? How can people support you and your artwork?
I show continuously at the Downtown Mesa Festival of the Arts in Mesa, and the Grotto Gallery in Tempe.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.az-artisanscollective.com/blog/meet-lydia-quinones
- Phone: 623-340-3310
- Email: quinones.textiles@gmail.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quinones.textiles/
- Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/quinones.textiles/
- Other: https://youtu.be/9ST8T4AMB08
Image Credit:
Lydia Quinones
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